Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve stories by Arthur Conan Doyle. These are the first of the Sherlock Holmes short stories, originally published as single stories in the Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892.

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A London-based "consulting detective" whose abilities border on the fantastic, Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to adopt almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve difficult cases.Holmes, who first appeared in publication in 1887, was featured in four novels and 56 short stories.

The 12 stories in this collection are:

"A Scandal in Bohemia"; Client: The King of Bohemia "The Adventure of the Red-Headed League"; Client: Jabez Wilson "A Case of Identity"; Client: Mary Sutherland "The Boscombe Valley Mystery"; Client: Alice Turner "The Five Orange Pips"; Client: John Openshaw "The Man with the Twisted Lip"; Client: Mrs. St. Clair "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle"; No client. "The Adventure of the Speckled Band"; Client: Miss Helen Stoner "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb"; Client: Victor Hatherley "The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor"; Client: Lord Robert St. Simon "The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet"; Client: Alexander Holder "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches"; Client: Violet Hunter